Im testing some resistors with my multimeter (470 K .25W 5%), and I get some strange readings. The resistors are totally new, but when I start measure, the multimeter reads ~1M ohm at first, and then the resistance drops to 470 K in some seconds. Are these resistors crap or ok to use for synth builds?

Ditto the comments above. I've found that one of my meters tends to go a little weird before the "official" battery low indicator comes on. Also, I made up replacement croc clip leads from scratch as I'd been having lots of problems with them. It's an autoranging meter and if there is a poor connection anywhere, it cannot settle on a true value. With the hand made leads, I'm now getting consistent results again (which also more-or less agree with my older meters).

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